[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 188 (Tuesday, November 14, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1099]
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                        IN MEMORY OF JUDY TAYLOR

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                             HON. ANDY BARR

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 14, 2023

  Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a very special woman, 
Judy Taylor, of Lexington, Kentucky. Ms. Taylor passed away on October 
12, 2023.
  Judy Taylor was born in Louisville, Kentucky and grew up in New 
Mexico. She began a lobbying career in 1976 as a volunteer for the 
Kentucky Association of Older Persons. She also worked as a substitute 
teacher. As her career grew, she became Kentucky's first female 
contract lobbyist. She blazed a trail for other women in her profession 
and mentored many young women as well as men over the years. Judy was 
quite well known and well respected in Frankfort. The renown for Judy 
was so great that her Celebration of Life services were held in the 
House Chambers of the Kentucky Capitol.
  Judy served as the Director of Government Affairs for Keeneland for 
over 30 years. She represented Keeneland and the equine industry, one 
of Kentucky's signature industries, quite well in Frankfort. She was 
well-loved by everyone at Keeneland, and she was known to many as 
simply ``Judy from Keeneland''. Judy had a great respect for law 
enforcement and served for many years as a board member for the 
Kentucky State Police Foundation. An excellent baker, she baked and 
shared thousands of cookies with those she encountered.
  Judy Taylor was highly respected throughout the Commonwealth of 
Kentucky. She was a spirited woman of faith, kindness, and generosity. 
She enriched the lives of many Kentuckians, and she will be greatly 
missed. I am honored to call her my friend and to lift up her memory 
before the United States Congress.

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